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Colour

#D6DBFF

  • #D6DBFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#D6DBFF is a blue with RGB values 214, 219, 255 and HSL 233°, 100%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#D6DBFF#D6DBFF
HEX#D6DBFF
RGBrgb(214, 219, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8588, 1
RGB percentages83.9%, 85.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(232.7, 100%, 92%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.7, 16.1%, 100%)
CMYK16.1%, 14.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,081,023
CSS custom property--colour: #D6DBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.44:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#292400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2DEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0DCFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CDE1E7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 9.3Light steelblue · ΔE 12Thistle · ΔE 14.2Alice blue · ΔE 17.9Light blue · ΔE 18.1Ghost white · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 9.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFAD6
Analogous#D6EFFF, #E6D6FF
Triadic#FFD6DB, #DBFFD6
Split complementary#FFE6D6, #EFFFD6
Tetradic#FFD6EF, #FFFAD6, #D6FFE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#A3AEFF
Darker −20%#7081FF
Darker −30%#3D55FF
Darker −40%#0A28FF
More saturated +25%#D6DBFF
Less saturated −25%#DBDFFA

Channel breakdown

R214
G219
B255
Red214 (83.9%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue232.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness91.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G DB · B FF

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